Jennifer Lawrence Is Officially the Highest-Paid Actress in the World

This morning, Forbes released its annual list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses. America’s sweetheart and Hunger Games heroine Jennifer Lawrence has earned the top spot, raking in $52 million pre-tax over twelve months. Even though Lawrence is well ahead of her peers—she earned $16.5 million more than runner-up Scarlett Johansson—she’s still trailing behind the highest-paid actors in the world. For the third time in a row, Iron Man lead Robert Downey, Jr. was Hollywood’s highest earner with $80 million, despite only appearing in three films since 2014.

Unequal pay is as much of a problem in Hollywood as it is anywhere else. Both Lawrence and Charlize Theron famously made headlines earlier this year after the Sony hacks revealed they were both getting paid significantly less than their male costars. The Snow White and the Huntsman actress did not take the slight lying down; Theron reportedly negotiated a more than $10 million deal to put her on equal footing with her Huntsman costar, Chris Hemsworth. And this year, Lawrence has followed suit. In June, the 25-year-old actress signed on to star in sci-fi film Passengers alongside Chris Pratt. This time, sources say the Jurassic World star is reportedly set to take home a $12 million paycheck, while Lawrence will reportedly earn almost double Pratt’s salary—with a $20 million payday. One small step for Hollywood, one giant step for women?